Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa J Gismondi

Melissa J. Gismondi is an award-winning writer and producer currently based in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Writers’ Trust of Canada in celebrating the rising stars of Canadian literature. The country’s next generation of literary talent took the stage at the unveiling of a multi-faceted career development program that advances their careers and highlights their work with an endorsement from a proven, influential author. Five notable Canadian writers have each chosen one writer who is poised to produce exceptional and enduring creative work. Hear from program participants David Chariandy, Charlotte Gray, and Taras Grescoe, and meet the up-and-coming talents of Canadian literature: Melissa J. Gismondi, El Jones, Chelene Knight, Dana Mills, and Deborah Ostrovsky. The event was recorded on June 5, 2019, at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

This week we're living deliciously and talking about The VVitch! Topics of discussion include but aren't limited to: fear of feminine power, the history of the puritans, mothers & daughters, and Satanism! --- Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com Buy some delicious coffee from our sponsor: www.recesscoffee.com Resources: “Female Freedom and Fury in The Witch” by David Sims https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/02/robert-eggers-the-witch-female-empowerment/470844/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_(2015_film) “Why ‘The Witch’ is the scariest historical film ever” by Melissa J. Gismondi http://theconversation.com/why-the-witch-is-the-scariest-historical-film-ever-85068 “The Witch: A New England Folktale” Review (Journal of Religion & Film) by Stephen Stensrud https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1602&context=jrf “The Witch is Sinister, Smart, and Wildly Feminist” by Scott Pierce https://www.wired.com/2016/02/the-witch-demonization-women/ How Much Does ‘The Witch’ Get Right About Real Witchcraft? By Greg Cwik https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/how-much-does-the-witch-get-right-about-real-witchcraft-67796/ All The Witch’s Most WTF Moments, Explained: A Spoiler-Filled Interview With the Director by Forrest Wickman https://slate.com/culture/2016/02/the-witch-director-robert-eggers-on-the-real-history-behind-the-movies-most-wtf-scenes.html “The Witch” Review by Gibson, Gerard, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-4260297291/the-witch ‘The Witch’ Will Transport You to Another World  —  A Beautiful, but Terrifying One by Lee Jutton http://www.btchflcks.com/2017/11/the-witch-will-transport-you-to-another-world.html#.W_Lz0XpKiu4 The Threat of Feminine Power in ‘The Witch’ by Josh Bradley http://www.btchflcks.com/2016/10/the-witch-and-the-threat-of-feminine-power.html#.W_Lz1npKiu4 ‘The Witch’ and Legitimizing Feminine Fear by Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski http://www.btchflcks.com/2016/04/the-witch-and-legitimizing-feminine-fear.html#.W_Lz2HpKiu4 ‘The Witch’ and Female Adolescence in Film by Maria Ramos http://www.btchflcks.com/2016/03/the-witch-and-female-adolescence-in-film.html#.W_Lz4HpKiu4 IN HORROR FILM “THE WITCH,” TERROR STEMS FROM PURITANICAL CONTROL OF WOMEN by Britt Ashley https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/horror-film-witch-terror-stems-puritanical-control-women “The Witch director Robert Eggers talks about bringing Puritan fears to a modern world” by Tasha Robinson https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/19/11059130/the-witch-director-robert-eggers-interview Robert Eggers on 'The Witch', Familial Trauma, and the Supernatural by VICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGNrHzCXpTM “THE WITCH ISN’T AN EMPOWERMENT NARRATIVE AND THAT’S WHY IT’S GREAT” by Jess Joho https://killscreen.com/articles/the-witch-isnt-an-empowerment-narrative-and-thats-why-its-great/ “By turning fantasy into reality, The Witch exposes society’s fear of female sexuality” by Eleanor Margolis https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2016/03/turning-fantasy-reality-witch-exposes-society-s-fear-female-sexuality Women and Religion in Early America, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions by Helena M. Wall https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-112535269/women-and-religion-in-early-america-1600-1850-the Lewd Women and Wicked Witches: A Study of the Dynamics of Male Domination by Marianne Hester https://www.questia.com/read/103903755/lewd-women-and-wicked-witches-a-study-of-the-dynamics Faculty of Horror Podcast - Episode 60: Witches in Film Part 3: http://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/03/episode-60-season-of-the-witch-witches-in-film-part-3-the-witch-2015-and-the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-2016/

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate the “incel” community, the role of race in Mormon history, and the thrift-shaming of millennials. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: In the wake of a Toronto terrorist attack, “incels,” or involuntary celibates, are gaining attention. Niki referred to this New York Times article about Jordan Peterson. Natalia cited Jia Tolentino’s New Yorker article on the origins of incel rage, Ross Douthat’s New York Times op-ed raising the possibility of the redistribution of sex, and this Washington Post column by historian Melissa J. Gismondi. Niki referred to this paper by Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. A hoax letter claiming the LDS Church was apologizing for its history of racism upset many. Natalia cited historian Sarah Barringer Gordon’s book The Mormon Question: Polygamy and Constitutional Conflict in Nineteenth Century America as well as historian Max Perry Mueller’s book Race and the Making of the Mormon People, which he discussed in an interview in The Atlantic. Neil referred to Linda Sillitoe’s book Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders. Financial planning recommendations to millennials are increasingly met with internet outrage. Natalia cited Rebecca Onion’s Slate article on the history of the thrift education movement, and Niki referred to historian Louis Hyman’s book Debtor Nation. In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Neil discussed the Guardian article, “Anne Frank’s ‘Dirty’ Jokes Found on Diary Pages She Covered Over.” Natalia talked about Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging America’s Past, a new book edited by Claire Potter and Renée Romano. Niki shared this history of commercial flight in the 1930s and this WBUR segment on “What Happens When Someone on Your Flight Has a Medical Emergency.”